[Verse 1]

He deals the cards as a meditation

And those he plays never suspect

He doesn't play for the money he wins

He doesn't play for respect

[Verse 2]

He deals the cards to find the answer

The sacred geometry of chance

The hidden law of a probable outcome

The numbers lead a dance

[Chorus]

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier

I know that the clubs are weapons of war

I know that diamonds mean money for this art

But that's not the shape of my heart

[Verse 3]

He may play the jack of diamonds

He may lay the queen of spades

He may conceal a king in his hand

While a memory of it fades

[Chorus]

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier

I know that the clubs are weapons of war

I know that diamonds mean money for this art

But that's not the shape of my heart

[Bridge]

That's not the shape, shape of my heart

[​​Harmonica Solo]​​

[Verse 4]

And if I told you that I loved you

You'd maybe think there's something wrong

I'm not a man of too many faces

The mask I wear is one

[Verse 5]

But those who speak know nothing

And find out to their cost

Like those who curse their luck in too many places

And those who fear are lost

[Chorus]

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier

I know that the clubs are weapons of war

I know that diamonds mean money for this art

But that's not the shape of my heart

[Outro]

That's not the shape of my heart

That's not the shape, the shape of my heart